A highlights reel of my subconscious:
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apple_pathwaysTop 5 Things I Tend to Shout At Odd Intervals, Completely Out of Context:
(Honestly, I think if I had been born a few years later, I definitely would have been diagnosed with Tourette's...)
Where do my bizarre catchphrases come from? Well, many of them come from a little show that ruled my childhood called MST3k. But here's a full rundown:
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jobey_in_error asked if I had 'triggers' that provoked these utterances as a response, or if I truly just spout gibberish at random. The answer is: both! Very often, I'll get one of these phrases stuck in my head, and eventually the energy it requires to not verbalize gets to be too great, and...yeah. BUT, there are also 'triggers' that are likely to provoke each phrase as a response, and I have included those now in the description.)
1. Covered in BEES!
Triggers: Bees! Last summer, my mother and I picked our own raspberries at an orchard that kept bees. The bee hives were located in the raspberry patch. Growing up in the garden, I have no beef with bees, but I said (shouted) "covered in BEES!" about 5,000 times that day.
From Eddie Izzard: chat-up lines of beekeepers. "I like my women like I like my coffee: covered in BEES!"
2. MINI MUFFIN MONDAYS!
Triggers: If you ask me what day it is. It doesn't necessarily have to be Monday.
Maria Bamford is the most hilarious person alive. This is from her "Crazy office myth" routine:
3. Punch! Rockgroin! (Slab! Bulkhead!)
Triggers: If I do something physical that I'm particularly proud of, such as jump from the edge of the patio to the walkway. Punch! Rockgroin!
From one of the best episodes of MST3k EVER: "Space Mutiny". I could quote the entire episode at you, but instead enjoy The Many Names of David Ryder (our hero):
4. It's Scotchtoberfest!
Triggers: We have a Highland Games that actually takes place at Greenmead, the same place I have my garden plot. I refer to it as Scotchtoberfest. But really, any festival may warrant the title of Scotchtoberfest!
If Groundskeeper Willie is not the greatest character EVER INVENTED, then...man, I don't even know. (With apologies to all of Scotland...)
(I really wanted to post the full clip of this bit, where Willie describes "traditional Scottish dress", but this was all I could find! Paraphrasing: "The kilt was just for everyday. For battle, we donned a full-length ballgown, with sequins...")
5. Huzzah!
Triggers: This phrase is SO MULTI-PURPOSE (just asksabriel75), no excuse is needed for its utterance. I do, however, use it as a semi-sarcastic expression of joy. ("Hey, I found a quarter on the men's room floor!" "Huzzah!")
I say this all the time, with the exact same intonation that Servo uses. (Yep, this is another MST3k quote.) The show has a long history of making fun of ren fairs. Whenever anyone is dressed vaguely medieval-y, there's a lot of 'Huzzah!' bandied about.
I'd be interested to see if anyone else has particular phrases they just cannot stop quoting! I don't mean when it's apropos, and all your friends get it, and everyone has a good laugh: but pernicious little phrases that just won't leave your head, and you bust out with regardless of what people are talking about.
Anyone else have that? :P
- Covered in BEES!
- MINI MUFFIN MONDAYS!
- Punch! Rockgroin! (Slab! Bulkhead!)
- It's Scotchtoberfest!
- HUZZAH!
(Honestly, I think if I had been born a few years later, I definitely would have been diagnosed with Tourette's...)
Where do my bizarre catchphrases come from? Well, many of them come from a little show that ruled my childhood called MST3k. But here's a full rundown:
(ETA:
jobey_in_error asked if I had 'triggers' that provoked these utterances as a response, or if I truly just spout gibberish at random. The answer is: both! Very often, I'll get one of these phrases stuck in my head, and eventually the energy it requires to not verbalize gets to be too great, and...yeah. BUT, there are also 'triggers' that are likely to provoke each phrase as a response, and I have included those now in the description.)1. Covered in BEES!
Triggers: Bees! Last summer, my mother and I picked our own raspberries at an orchard that kept bees. The bee hives were located in the raspberry patch. Growing up in the garden, I have no beef with bees, but I said (shouted) "covered in BEES!" about 5,000 times that day.
From Eddie Izzard: chat-up lines of beekeepers. "I like my women like I like my coffee: covered in BEES!"
2. MINI MUFFIN MONDAYS!
Triggers: If you ask me what day it is. It doesn't necessarily have to be Monday.
Maria Bamford is the most hilarious person alive. This is from her "Crazy office myth" routine:
3. Punch! Rockgroin! (Slab! Bulkhead!)
Triggers: If I do something physical that I'm particularly proud of, such as jump from the edge of the patio to the walkway. Punch! Rockgroin!
From one of the best episodes of MST3k EVER: "Space Mutiny". I could quote the entire episode at you, but instead enjoy The Many Names of David Ryder (our hero):
4. It's Scotchtoberfest!
Triggers: We have a Highland Games that actually takes place at Greenmead, the same place I have my garden plot. I refer to it as Scotchtoberfest. But really, any festival may warrant the title of Scotchtoberfest!
If Groundskeeper Willie is not the greatest character EVER INVENTED, then...man, I don't even know. (With apologies to all of Scotland...)
(I really wanted to post the full clip of this bit, where Willie describes "traditional Scottish dress", but this was all I could find! Paraphrasing: "The kilt was just for everyday. For battle, we donned a full-length ballgown, with sequins...")
5. Huzzah!
Triggers: This phrase is SO MULTI-PURPOSE (just ask
sabriel75), no excuse is needed for its utterance. I do, however, use it as a semi-sarcastic expression of joy. ("Hey, I found a quarter on the men's room floor!" "Huzzah!")I say this all the time, with the exact same intonation that Servo uses. (Yep, this is another MST3k quote.) The show has a long history of making fun of ren fairs. Whenever anyone is dressed vaguely medieval-y, there's a lot of 'Huzzah!' bandied about.
I'd be interested to see if anyone else has particular phrases they just cannot stop quoting! I don't mean when it's apropos, and all your friends get it, and everyone has a good laugh: but pernicious little phrases that just won't leave your head, and you bust out with regardless of what people are talking about.
Anyone else have that? :P
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Date: 2011-05-24 11:55 pm (UTC)Also, #5 clarifies large portions of my college experience, no kidding. (Unless it's
In answer to your question, I know I do have phrases I drop compulsively every time I hear certain trigger words, but when I try to round them up I can't remember them for. The. Life of me. (Though do you also have the trigger words/situations or is it really random?)
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Date: 2011-05-25 12:12 am (UTC)And the answer is: both! I will edit the post to include the situations where I'm most likely to issue forth with one of these gems, but in truth, I will just blurt out nonsense completely apropos of nothing. Usually, I've got it stuck in my head, and I've been fighting not to say it for most of the day, and then it just spills out like verbal diarrhea. :P
Huzzah! (And then I giggle uncontrollably. I'm one minor hygiene slip from being involuntarily committed, I swear!)
I know there's at least a dozen more of these phrases that just get stuck in my head: these are probably just the most common! (It was my constant utterance of the first two this morning that inspired my post.)
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Date: 2011-05-25 12:27 am (UTC)At least there you would likely be surrounded by other recovering MST3K kids. Yeah, that's right, I said it!
Look, I'm just jealous, okay? The show sounds awesome and I refuse to get addicted until I'm actively unemployed.
SPEAKING OF TRIGGERS--YOUR ICON. U Pitt's prestigious Obscure Movie Group once showed some godawful movie where a character pleaded "Be rational!" and guess what I shouted back at the screen? The OMG (ahem) is pretty copacetic about such outbursts, but, since no one else's boyfriend apparently worse a shirt with that cartoon every other day, they didn't exactly appreciate the moment, either.
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Date: 2011-05-25 12:47 am (UTC)Hey, I know that was an insult, but man: I'm excited! PLEASE tell me this is going to happen! ♥
The show sounds awesome and I refuse to get addicted until I'm actively unemployed.
All right, but DUDE: you are missing out!
That math joke seriously cracks me up! I've wanted to re-make that icon to make it a little prettier, but never got around to it. (I didn't make this one.) NOW I must find this t-shirt you speak of!
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Date: 2011-05-25 01:10 am (UTC)(I'm just happy I can appreciate a math joke despite never quite mastering scientific notation!)
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Date: 2011-05-25 01:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-05-25 01:35 am (UTC)